VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 27, 2014 (Press Release) -Mondi confirms that on 21 August 2014 it has informed its employee representatives about the planned shutdown of paper machine one at its Lohja mill in Finland effective approximately 30 June 2015. The consultation process with all the mill´s employees will start immediately.

SOLNA, Sweden, Aug. 26, 2014 (Press Release) -A new investment makes the board machine in Frövi the largest of its kind in the world. The investment is a concrete example of BillerudKorsnäs ambitious growth agenda.

HARTSVILLE, SC, Aug. 26, 2014 (Globe Newswire) -Sonoco Recycling, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco and one of the largest packaging recyclers in North America, today announced that P&G's IAMS Russellville, Ark., facility has received a gold-tier Sonoco Sustainability Star Award for achieving zero waste to landfill.

RESTON, VA, Aug. 22, 2014 (Press Release) -The beverage packaging industry in North America is expected to reach $26.3 billion in 2015, with plastic bottles leading the way in popularity, according to "Beverage Packaging - An Industry Assessment," scheduled for release next month by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

OAKLAND, CA, Aug. 22, 2014 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week) -Burrows Paperchmn and CEO R.W. (Bill) Burrows died Aug. 20 at age 64, the company announced. He joined the company in 1974, was named pres/CEO in 1986, and succeeded to chairman later that year following his father's death.

NEENAH, WI, Aug. 19, 2014 (Business Wire) -Prolamina Corporation, a leading North American packaging company that serves the food, medical and specialty markets, took delivery of their newest piece of manufacturing equipment, a custom-built Totani BH80. Housed in Prolamina's Neenah, Wis. facility, this is Prolamina's second facility to be tooled with Totanis.